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Romain Grosjean was left feeling proud of Haas after the Belgian Grand Prix as the Frenchman came home to record a seventh place finish. Grosjean qualified in twelfth place and made a clean start, going on to nicely execute a two-stop strategy.
The result was Grosjean's sixth top-ten finish of the year, moving his total points tally up to 24. After the race, Grosjean admitted that he was tired due to the shift he put in during the Grand Prix but was happy to come away with a strong finish.
"It was a hell of a race," he claimed. "I’m pretty tired right now. We knew we could be somewhere close to the top ten, but we didn’t think we could be in there. After a few laps the car felt OK. I didn’t have a great start, but I pushed really hard. We had good degradation on the ultrasoft. We had planned for one stop. I saw Force India going for a two stop and I thought if they don’t open up too much of a gap, it should be good.
"The safety car came out, and then I tried really hard to get the Renault ahead of me, but it was just a little bit too fast. I’m very happy with the team, very proud. After FP1 I thought it was going to be tough, but we recovered very well. We just need to be more consistent in that tyre window, the setup, and being there from the beginning of a weekend."
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner added: "I think we’re pretty happy leaving here with six points. It’s a shame for Kevin having locked up at the restart, destroying the tyres. But again, six points for us – we keep on getting points. We opened the second half of the season with points, so we hope to continue to score them. Both cars were performing well. I think we can be very happy with what we did."
Fergal Walsh
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